[daip] TVFLG Error ?

[Nissim Kanekar]

On Thu, 13 May 2010, Eric Greisen wrote:

> Nissim Kanekar wrote:
>>
>>  Hi Eric,
>>
>>  I'm analysing some EVLA data (Ka-band, spectral line) in AIPS 31DEC10 and
>>  have just gotten the following, rather strange, error from TVFLG:
>> 
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  Create MULTI       .TVFLGR.   1 (MA)  on disk  1  cno    3
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  UVGET: Using flag table version   1 to edit data
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  Included  835440 points in the grid
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  Dropped        0 points off the grid
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  Dropped        0 points due to antennas/baseline
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  Basic UV image is  434  2742 pixels in X,Y (B,T)
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  TABIO: BAD LRNO =        27 LIMIT        26
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  TABAN: TABIO ERROR    2
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  ERROR    2 READING AN FILE  1 RECORD 27
>> socrat> TVFLG1:  ERROR IN AN FILES: CANNOT DO ORDERING BY BASELINE LENGTH
>>
>>  All I've done to the data so far is FRING and UVAVG, smoothing to 5
>>  seconds). I've used TVFLG a few days ago on EVLA data without any problems
>>  and so am not sure where the error might come from. Was wondering if you
>>  might have seen this before...
>
> Yes I have and the problem was fixed on Dec 25 (yes 25).  You must not have 
> ever run a MNJ.  I strenuously recommend doing so.  EVLA data sets have 
> antenna files with e.g. 25 antennas numbered up to 28.  TVFLG got that 
> confused and tried to read 28 records.
>
> ERic Greisen
>

Hi Eric,

Thanks a bunch! I'll start running the MNJ right away...

Cheers,
Nissim